Thoughts on Kailasa

[Rytek]

It looks good. It will take a very talented player who knows how to script to keep your initial army going. Even with that you will fall behind in the initial expansion unless your luck kicks in with some early money events. Not to mention you WILL fall far behind in the research department. All of your early money will be going to buying those sacreds and 360 gold mage/priests who are needed to bless your sacreds. And then of course you want to buy an early water mage to start your water searching.

To fuel your initial first turns you could have your initial army patrol and bump up taxes. Of course this means making your initial markata scout profet so the Bandar commander can patrol. Again, make sure you have pefect scripting and always check to make sure the markata is not sneaking so as to cast divine bless for your first set of sacreds.

If you think about it, that monstrous bless can be replicated by spells later on in the game. : Celestial Music will give quickness to all of your sacreds. Air shield will protect far better than your air blessing. And Anti magic gives the magic resistance. All of these spells are easily in reach for Kailissa. This bless actually sacrifices an early game SC that you could have and gives you little in return for the mid and late game due to the fact that the blessing can be easily replicated.

[Radio_Star]

It's been my experience that the yaksha/yavana packs which cost a little over 600 gold can roll indefinitely. It's a little slow for the first turns, but given your low upkeep, you can be cranking out a pack a turn in short order, with each pack pushing your boundaries.

While all the elements of the bless are within reach eventually, it's reaching that eventually which is problematic. Also, combining all the paths needed and then spreading the effects broadly is very complicated. Complicated things foul up pretty quickly.

[Rytek]

600 Gold. with turmoil 3, sloth 3, and death 3 how much does your capital make? Something like 280 gold? It just seems to me that your start is pretty slow compared to what you could do.

[sum1lost]

Drop the water bless, or at least W9 isn't needed. You have an excellent national spell which gives quickness to all of your sacreds, I believe.

I've run S9F9 oracles and A9D9 Master Liches, both with success. Both of these mixes make them excellent late game, and A9D9 is invaluable with sacred mages. (Think about it. A9 protects from projectiles, and D9 causes them to create huge afflictions).

[Rytek]

Just as a sidenote. For hah hah's sometime you should try the destroyer of worlds pretender with A5,D5 and Dominion 10. Set in the back and cast air shield and fire closest. This guy can take out independents on turn 2 with some care. And who doesnt love a big 4 armed god running around?